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Etter, Ted . 2007. Facility Power Monitoring: Or, Where Did All the Electrons Go?. 0773 2309. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 8 p.

When studying energy consumption or resolving electrical problems, it's necessary to know more than a facility's electrical meter can tell you. Permanent power-quality meters may be required in many Forest Service buildings in the future. Such meters are expensive—not just to purchase, but to install. Portable power-quality monitors may cost no more than a permanent meter to purchase and can be used at different facilities as needed. These monitors can analyze a building's circuits over a period of minutes or days. They also may be used to troubleshoot electrical problems.

Keywords: electric circuits, electric current, electricity, energy conservation, facilities, harmonics, instruments, meters, monitors, quality, reliability, transient voltages

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